Emil P. Kruschke (1907–1976) was a curator and botanist who collected plants.[1][2][3] He curated the Milwaukee Public Museum. He authored The Hawthorns of Wisconsin: Status, objectives, and methods of collecting and preparing specimens published in 1955[4] and Contributions to the Taxonomy of Crataegus published in 1965.[5][6]

He specialized in the study and taxonomy of plants in Wisconsin, borage and hawthorn families in particular.[7] He collected Crataegus specimens.[8] He was an organizer of the Citizens Natural Resources Association of Wisconsin (CNRA).[9]

He was assistant curator at the Milwaukee Public Museum from 1938–1964 and curator from 1964 until he retired in 1974.[10] He worked with fellow botanist Albert M. Fuller (1899–1981), an orchid specialist.[11]

Writings

  • "Preliminary Reports on the Flora of Wisconsin, Boraginaceae. XXXII" (1944)[12]
  • "Floral Four-flushers" (1955)[13]
  • The Hawthorns of Wisconsin: Status, objectives, and methods of collecting and preparing specimens (1955)[14]
  • Contributions to the Taxonomy of Crataegus (1965)

References

  1. ↑ "Agriculture Handbook". U.S. Department of Agriculture. June 29, 1979 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "I-57 Construction, Saukville to Bellevue: Environmental Impact Statement". June 29, 1970 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Congress, United States (June 29, 1958). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Kruschke, Emil P. (October 19, 1955). "The Hawthorns of Wisconsin". Milwaukee Public Museum – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Kruschke, Emil P. (October 19, 1965). "Contributions to the Taxonomy of Crataegus". Milwaukee Public Museum – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Phipps, J.B. (2007). "Kruschke Names in North American Crataegus (Rosaceae)". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1 (2): 1011–1014. JSTOR 41971530 – via JSTOR.
  7. ↑ "Lore". 1987. p. 20.
  8. ↑ "Botany Collections Overview | Milwaukee Public Museum". www.mpm.edu.
  9. ↑ https://www.wisconsincnra.org/imagesmain/firstdecade.pdf
  10. ↑ Letters, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and (June 29, 1984). "Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters". Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural (June 29, 1968). "Technical Bulletin". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – via Google Books.
  12. ↑ Kruschke, Emil P. (October 19, 1944). "Preliminary Reports on the Flora of Wisconsin: Boraginaceae. XXXII" – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ Kruschke, Emil P. (October 19, 1955). "Floral Four-flushers". Milwaukee Public Museum – via Google Books.
  14. ↑ "Museum Service". June 29, 1958 – via Google Books.
  15. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  Kruschke.
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